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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/28/50 June 28, 1950 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington was held in the Mayor's Office, City Hall, Bremerton, Wednesday, June 28~ t950 at lO:O0 o'clock A.N. Mayor Kean presiding with Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan, City Treasurer Nutter and City At- torney Wallace being present. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to approve minutes of regular and re- cessed meeting of June 21, 1950 as written, carried. Notices of employment were read by Clerk for Ralph P. Bucklen, Water, Sewage Disposal at $225.00 per month; Albert O. Herrman, Water, Sewage Dis- posal, at $225.00 per month. Notlcn by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean to approve the notices of employments, carried. Changes in Pay Status were read by Clerk for Rabert Calnan, Water De- partment from $1.35 per hour to $1.25 per hour and Emmett.Braun, Water Depart- ment from ~1.35 per hour to $225.00 per month. Notion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean to approve, carried. Letter was read by Clerk from Kitsap County Auditor asking for permis- sion to use the following places for polling places for the coming primary and general elections: City Hall, Fire Hall No. l, Water Dept. Garage and Civic Recreation Center. Notion by Mr. Kean and Nfs. ~addon to approve the request, refer the matter to the City Clerk to notify the County Auditor and to advise the dif- ferent departments involved, carried. Clerk read claim voucher fr~n Howard-Cooper Corporation for $V,155.50 for one new Elgin Eductor, to be paid one-hall' by the Street Fund and one- half by the Water Sewage Fund. A note on the ~ucher stated that there is no appropriation in the Water-Sewage Disposal budget; however, Clerk advised that the City Auditor has reported there is sufficient appropriation under Capital Outlay-Sewage Disposal for transfer t o "Truck and Other Equipment." Mr. Wheaton stated this was the intention when the,purchase was made. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mrs. Haddon to allow the voucher, carried. Clerk presented a claim voucher from Wallace & Tiernan Sales Corp. for $3,410.15 for payment of one new Chlorinator for the Water Supply Department. A note attached to the voucher from the City Auditor stated that the pedestal provided by the contract had not been delivered; and Clerk stated the voucher was just I'or the chlorinator. Notion by Mr. ~heaton and Mr. Kean to approve the voucher, carried. Clerk read letter from City Engineer stating that a new water line is required along Primary State Highway No. 21 from Bertha Avenue to Arsenal Way; plans and specifications have been prepared and notice of estimate of cost oi' public work is on file with the City Clerk; an~ that owing to the location and nature cZ' the york it is essential that the construction be done by City forces. All oI' the materials are.either on hand or contracted for, all equipment required is owned by the City and the necessary labor is available in City forces and in this locality. The starting date oi' this work would be July 24, 1950 and completion September 15, 1950. Letter set forth the reasons I'or doing this work an~ the estimates of cost, totalling $35,000.00, and Engineer and Water,Superintendent recommended that the City Council approve this project and take necessary steps to pro- ceed with the work. Upon such approval a notice of eatimate of public work should be published. 440 June 28, 1950 (Con't) Motion by Mr. ~neaton and Mr. Kean to approve the work and refer to the various departments concerned, carried. Letter read by Clerk f~o~ District Public Works Of I'icer of the 13th Nav- al District, Seattle, stating that the certified financial statements forward- ed with City's letter of June 16th showing the payments made to Hall-Atwater Company an~ Lents, for work under contract on the Bremerton Sewage System and Treatment Plant have been reviewed and are accepted subject to I'inal audit. Returned with the letter was a check Ibr $60,000.00, countersigned as required under Contract N0y(U)-19686. Clerk stated that the $60,000.00 was credited to the Sewage Disposal Construction Fund on June 24, 1950, un,er Treasurer's Receipt No. 63712. Motion by Mr. Kean aha Mrs. Haddon to note contents of the letter and file, carried. Letter dated June 27, 1950, from Andrew Pendergast, Superintendent of Park and Recreation Department, was read stating that certain portionsof Civic Recreation Center ane in need oi' painting and this item is included in the 1950 Budget. Recommended that this work be done in the first week oI' Septem- ber so that it will not interfere with the operation of the Olympic College. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wt~aton to concur in the recommendation and direct the City Clerk and Purchasing Agent to call for bids and the specifi- cations to be prepared by the City Engineer, carried. Clerk read memo dated June 27, 1950, i'rom Foreman, Garage, to Commission- er Wheaton, advising that there is now on hand .at the Garage a quantity of scrap metal, old batteries and radiators worth approximately $25.00 to $30.00 and suggesting that the material be declared surplus and disposed of. notion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean to declare surplus and the Clerk be authorized to sell, carried. Clerk read Planning Commission Resolution No. 34, resolving that the City should adopt an ordinance reclassifying certain ~areas on Winfield Avenue. Clerk then read Ordinance No. 1887, "An ordinance amending Use and Area maps of Ordinance No. 179~ and declaring an emergency." Question was raised whether or not the City Attorney had seen the ordin- ance before the Council meeting and whether the City ~ngineer had checked the legal description. The City Attorney stated he had not seen the ordinance nor had an oppor- tunity to check it. Mr. Severance, who was present, stated the legal des- cription was all right. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to.pass Ordinance No. 1887, carried. Vote was not taken at this time on the motion as a question was raised by the City Engineer who asked regarding the legality of rezoning into two classi- fications one piece of property. City Attorney suggested that the zoning ordinance should be checked and that the Council could recess while this was being done. ~ayor asked t hat the vote be delayed on this motion. Letter dated June 28, 1950 from City Engineer to the Council was read by Clerk submitting the pre~lmlnary assessment roll, plan and a list of the real and improved valuations in the district of Snyder et al, for the improvement o1' the district by construction of sanitary sewers, storm sewers and appurt- enances, and sanitary pressure sewer lines as a part of the general contract to be paid for from Sewage Disposal Construction funds as City participation in this improvement. Letter stated further that notices were mailed to the reputed owners on June 23, 1950 and the hearing will be held July 12, 1950. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to file the letter and roll in the Clerk's Office, carried. City Treasurer reported that he and Mrs. Haddon have completed the appli- cation for the garbage disposal site at the airport and contacted the County Auditor and County Commissioners Monday morning to try to speed it up but the Airport Board wants to meet with the Treas~er and Mrs. Haddon again on the 7th of July and the County Commissioners will take up the matter on the 10th. Have everything reaay for the filing and the fee is $10.00 for the permit. ~otion by Mr. Kean and ~r. Wheaton to accept the progress report, carried. Mrs. Haddon gave a report on her recent ~rip to the International Finance Officers meeting in Montreal. Mayor Kean stated this was date and time for hearing on the recommended revokation of Lewis Ervin Long's taxi driver's license. Clerk read the Chief of Police's letter of June 10, 1950 relative to the charges against Mr. Long. June ~, 1~50 (Con't) No one was present to defend Mr. Long nor was he present. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. "heaton to concur in the recommendation and revoke the license, carried. Mayor Kean state~, re. plumbing code, it was propo'sed ~ adop~ the sched- ule of fees only at this time and not adopt, the entire c~de. Mr. Wheaton explained that in a meeting with the master plumbers there was considerable criticism on the penalties for thos who do not pay the lic- ense fees by July 1st ana suggested that the penalties 0e left out as this is a temporary ordinance. Further suggested that the City Treasurer in the future years send out a statement on license fees before they fall due and that the penalties be placed in the permanent ordinance when adopted. Mr. ~Vheaton stated further that he was giving the master plumbers a reasonable time to make recommendations on a new code and they are t o work with the Journeymen plumbers on this. City Attorney read the clause on the penalties and suggested that the requirement to send notices not be pu~ in the ordinance but be done as a matter of custom. Also, he said that any person operating without license is subject to the regular penalties of the ordinance. John C. MerEel, Attorney~ suggested that the penalties be eliminated because o~~ the short time r~maining in this month and put them in the new gene~al ordinance. Mr. Whitted, Plumbing Inspector, discussed examination an~ lic.ense fees and the penalties. Mayor stated the Council was faced with an immediate decision and it seemed necessary to drop the penalties at this time. Mr. Wheaton commented that he was in favor of dropping the penalties; however, on the examination fees he ~td not want to suggest anything on this. Mr. Merkel stated the examination I'ees should be left in the ordinance. Fred Cohen stated he represented two master plumbers and they origin- ally felt the City should adopt the national ordinance and perhaps have amendments to it later. He discussed certain provisions of the present and proposed ordinance and stated he believed the City should pass the ordinance that has been suggested and that he was afraid passage of the license fees ordinance would dela~ the adoption of a new uniform code. Mr. ~eal, representative of Talbot plumbing Company of Port Orchard, spoke in favor of passing the proposed Federal Plumbing Code. Mr. Wheaton stated that ii' the plum~ing trad~ can,t get together on a uniI~orm code, he would write up oneehlmself an~ move it be passed by the Council; however, he'said the master plumbers should be given a reasonable length of time to make a report, and he proposed the amending ordinance be passed,'leaving out the penalties. This matter was postponed temporarily while a bid opening was held. Clerk stated this was date and time for opening bids for furnishing the Street Department with asphalt and laying ~nd rolling on' Burwell Street Be- tween Olympic and Bryan, and one bid has been received. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to open the bid, carried. Clerk opened the bid and read from Bremerton Gravel and Asphalt Company, $900.00 and bid bond 8% of the~bid and not to exceed $~0.00. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean to refer the bid to the City Clerk and PurchaSing Agent, the City Engineer and Commissioner of Public Works with power to act, carried. City Attorney read Ordinance No. 1888, "An brdinance amending Section l, Article ~4, oI~ Ordinance No. 1457 as amended by Ordinance No. 1464, and amend- ing Section 7 of Ordinance No. 875 as amended by Ordinance No. 1002, and de- claring an emergency."(amending plumbing ordinances). Motion'by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to pass Ordinance No. 1888, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Y~s. Mr. Wheaton, Yes. City Attorney stated that propesed Ordinance No. 1887 has previously been read at~.this Council meeting. He again read the section of the ordin- ance which refers to the dividing of the property by rezoning and stated he had checked the zoning ordinance and the point raised by ~r. Severance does not affect this proposed or~inance and City Attorney suggestedthat the Coun- cil pass the orGinance which has already been read. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to pass Ordinance No. 188~, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Wheaton, Yes. Attorney read Ordinance No. 1889, "An ordinance amending Ordinance No. 1668 and phoviding for the licensing of automatic vending machines, automatic amusement devices and manually controlled amusement devices, and declaring an emergency." Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to pass the ordinance, No. 1889, car- tied as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Wheaton, Yes. 442 June 28, 1950 (Con't) Attorney read Ordinance No. 1890, "An ordinance repealing Section 2 of 0r~inance No. 1461, amending Section 3 of Article 1461 as amended by Ordin~ ances 1645, and 1784, and amending Section 4 oI' Ordinance No. 1461 as amend- ed by Ordinance No. 1680 and declaring an emergency.'"(amending pinball ord- inance). Motion by Mr. Kean and Nr.Wheaton to pass Ordinance No. 1890, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Wheaton, Yes. Attorney read a copy of letter dated June 19, 1~50, written from him- slef to the Commercial Builders stating that the City has paid the Commer- cial Builder's bond fee in connection with the contract awarded to them for construction of a fire drill tower; that the City has lost Anderson Cove ~ite and has no present place for placing the tower; that he understands it is the mutual desire of Commercial Builders and the City to rescind the pro- posal and acceptance of bid and if this is in accordance with the Commercial Builders understanding, the Attorney asked that they sign the letter agreeing to its terms ane return for the City. Attorney then read a statement dated June 26, 1950, written on the bot- tom of a copy of the above mentioned letter, as follows: "We agree to the terms oi' this letter, Commercial Builders, H.A. Fanning, Partner." Attorney suggested this copy o£ the letter and statement be filed with the City Clerk. City Attorney stated he had received a letter from W.D. P~rkins Company relative to old City of Charleston LID-42 Bonds, No. 328 to 336, inclusive, 347 and 385. This letter was in answer to that which Mr. Wallace had written to them after last Council meeting when the motion was carried to ~eny pay- ment I'or the bonds. The latest letter stated that they felt they whould re- ceive something for their bonds or they would go through legal probess to collect. City Attorney recommended that the City Council authorize a payment of $1o0.O0 as a nuisance settlement for the $1800.00 w~rth of bonds in order to avoid litigation, as anything of that nature would take up more than $100.00 worth of time of the City Treasurer aud City Attorney. If the offer is ac- cepted Perkins CoMpany should surrender the bonds. City Attorney stated fur- ther that he was staying to his original decision on the fact that they are not entitled bo $1800.00. Notion by Nr. Kean and Nrs. Haddon to concur in the recommendation and refer to the City Attorney with power to act, carried. ~ayor Kean brought up the matter of disposal of Anderson Cove. After discussion, it was felt that the area sh6uld be offered for sale in one par- cel at this time. if sale is not successful, then it would be offered later for sale by parcels. Notion by Nr. Kean and ~rs. Haddon to direct the City Clerk and Purchas- ing Agent and City Treasurer to advertise for sale by sealed bids to be open- ed July 26, 1950, Anderson Cove in one parcel, subject to easements for util- ities, ~he specifications to be buil~ in accordance with'resolution passed about 19~5, carried, all members voting Yes. Mayor stated that a group composed of Andrew Pendergast, N.G. NcLeod, E.S. Severance, Fred Whitted, Dr. Benham and Wilson Bow of the State of Washington, had met in Bremerton and discussed the ~roposed plans for the Lion's Club Swimming Pool., and the group has pointed out that the State Health Department would not approve a' swimming pool if built along the lines of the substitute plan, using the facilities o~ the Civic Recreation Center for shower and locker space, and toilet facilities, snd the group has recom- mended that the City hot go for the swimming pool at this time. Motion by Nr. Kean and Nr. Wheaton that the city reject the request of the Lion's Club and other organizations a~ submitted recently on their pro- posal to incorporate the Civic Center facilities with those of the pool, carried. ~0tlon by Nr. Kean and ~rs. Haddon that all bills be allowed if approv- ed by a majority of the Commissioners, carried~ Nr. Wheaton read a list of materials needed for the Water Department which involved cast iron pipe and asked the~ City Clerk be authorized to call for bids. Notion by ~r. Wheaton and ~r. Kean that the City Clerk and Purchasing Agent be authorized to call for bids for the materials, carried. Clerk reported that award was made to Norris P. Kirk & Son, Inc., for furnishing caulking lead for the Water Department and that the price of lead had dropped since the bid was opened and t hat firm has agreed to give the City any benefit in price reduction. June 28, 1~50 (Con't) Clerk reported that all items a~vertised on the surplus list have been disposed of except the ?80 gallon tank and the two coal-fired water heaters an~ approximately 200 gallon tank accompanying one of them. Mayor Kean asked if the City should offer for sale the tract purchased near Kitsap Lak® £~r a sanitary fill. Nfs. Haddon and Mr. Nutter stated this should be sold. Motion by Nr~. Haddon and Mr. Wheaton to authorize the City Clerk and City Treasurer to sell in accordance with resolution passed in 1938, car- ried. Mayor asked about the quonset hut to be purchased forthe Sanitation Department and Mr. ~heaton stated there was nothing to report but he would take care of it. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to adjourn, carried. APPROVED: v v Mayor